Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best
Young Teachers in
America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Axis Tilt with the Lead Foot Yoga Block Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct axis tilt for improved driver performance
- Practice maintaining a lower right shoulder for better swing mechanics
- Identify and correct club face issues that lead to inconsistent shots
Learn how to enhance your pelvis tilt and improve your driver shots using a yoga block. This drill will help you establish proper body alignment for better ball contact.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.240
This driver drill is lead foot on a yoga block.
2
00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:08.700
So this is to help you get used to having that axis tilt or the tilt of your
3
00:00:08.700 --> 00:00:09.300
pelvis
4
00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:13.000
that we get from doing the bracing and the Jackson 5 movement.
5
00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:19.620
So I'm going to grab a yoga block and we're going to hit some little 9 to 3
6
00:00:19.620 --> 00:00:20.720
shots with
7
00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:22.720
our lead foot up on the yoga block.
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:25.420
Now you may feel that you have to take a little bit wider stance than normal in
9
00:00:25.420 --> 00:00:25.720
order
10
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:27.000
to get this feeling.
11
00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:32.600
But by putting this foot up, my pelvis already is going to have that 10, 15
12
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:33.520
degree tilt that
13
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:35.080
we want to have with the driver.
14
00:00:35.080 --> 00:00:39.270
So from here, I've got to get used to having this right shoulder a little bit
15
00:00:39.270 --> 00:00:39.640
lower just
16
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.320
from the fact that my pelvis is tilted.
17
00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:47.800
So if I'm used to swinging all arms, I'm going to tend to hit behind it.
18
00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:54.070
But if I angle this in line with how I normally have my lead foot turn out, I
19
00:00:54.070 --> 00:00:55.320
should be able
20
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.620
to get to about that 3 o'clock finish.
21
00:00:58.620 --> 00:01:03.890
So for a lot of golfers, especially if you're very good with wedges and irons
22
00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:04.760
and things
23
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:09.710
where you're used to having all your weight and your mass on top of your front
24
00:01:09.710 --> 00:01:10.240
foot, this
25
00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:13.200
is going to feel very much like I'm hanging back.
26
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.190
Now if I do this and I end up hitting the ball off to the right, tells me I
27
00:01:18.190 --> 00:01:19.000
have some
28
00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:24.440
club face closure issues and I'm not squaring the club in kind of the best way.
29
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:29.790
So again, I'm going to get into setups a little tricky, but once you've got it
30
00:01:29.790 --> 00:01:31.120
measured, it's
31
00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.520
not too bad.
32
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:38.300
So now I've got this preset of my axis tilt and now I'm going to do a little 9
33
00:01:38.300 --> 00:01:38.880
to 3.
34
00:01:38.880 --> 00:01:44.280
Just kind of feeling like my upper body is much more behind the golf ball.
35
00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:50.380
Now once I've done a few of those and I've got kind of this sense of my kind of
36
00:01:50.380 --> 00:01:51.600
the proper
37
00:01:51.600 --> 00:01:53.800
tilts and angles that I want to have.
38
00:01:53.800 --> 00:01:58.150
Now I'm going to take away the yoga block and I'm going to do essentially the
39
00:01:58.150 --> 00:02:00.040
same thing
40
00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.860
trying to feel as if my body recreated that sensation of being on the yoga
41
00:02:04.860 --> 00:02:05.600
block.
42
00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:08.590
So if you're struggling with your driver because of axis tilt, this will be a
43
00:02:08.590 --> 00:02:08.880
great
44
00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:12.050
way for you to get a sense of what it's like to have your pelvis in the proper
45
00:02:12.050 --> 00:02:12.560
angle and
46
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:14.960
proper position for the delivery with driver.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.240
This driver drill is lead foot on a yoga block.
2
00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:08.700
So this is to help you get used to having that axis tilt or the tilt of your
3
00:00:08.700 --> 00:00:09.300
pelvis
4
00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:13.000
that we get from doing the bracing and the Jackson 5 movement.
5
00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:19.620
So I'm going to grab a yoga block and we're going to hit some little 9 to 3
6
00:00:19.620 --> 00:00:20.720
shots with
7
00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:22.720
our lead foot up on the yoga block.
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:25.420
Now you may feel that you have to take a little bit wider stance than normal in
9
00:00:25.420 --> 00:00:25.720
order
10
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:27.000
to get this feeling.
11
00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:32.600
But by putting this foot up, my pelvis already is going to have that 10, 15
12
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:33.520
degree tilt that
13
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:35.080
we want to have with the driver.
14
00:00:35.080 --> 00:00:39.270
So from here, I've got to get used to having this right shoulder a little bit
15
00:00:39.270 --> 00:00:39.640
lower just
16
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.320
from the fact that my pelvis is tilted.
17
00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:47.800
So if I'm used to swinging all arms, I'm going to tend to hit behind it.
18
00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:54.070
But if I angle this in line with how I normally have my lead foot turn out, I
19
00:00:54.070 --> 00:00:55.320
should be able
20
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.620
to get to about that 3 o'clock finish.
21
00:00:58.620 --> 00:01:03.890
So for a lot of golfers, especially if you're very good with wedges and irons
22
00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:04.760
and things
23
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:09.710
where you're used to having all your weight and your mass on top of your front
24
00:01:09.710 --> 00:01:10.240
foot, this
25
00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:13.200
is going to feel very much like I'm hanging back.
26
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.190
Now if I do this and I end up hitting the ball off to the right, tells me I
27
00:01:18.190 --> 00:01:19.000
have some
28
00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:24.440
club face closure issues and I'm not squaring the club in kind of the best way.
29
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:29.790
So again, I'm going to get into setups a little tricky, but once you've got it
30
00:01:29.790 --> 00:01:31.120
measured, it's
31
00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.520
not too bad.
32
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:38.300
So now I've got this preset of my axis tilt and now I'm going to do a little 9
33
00:01:38.300 --> 00:01:38.880
to 3.
34
00:01:38.880 --> 00:01:44.280
Just kind of feeling like my upper body is much more behind the golf ball.
35
00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:50.380
Now once I've done a few of those and I've got kind of this sense of my kind of
36
00:01:50.380 --> 00:01:51.600
the proper
37
00:01:51.600 --> 00:01:53.800
tilts and angles that I want to have.
38
00:01:53.800 --> 00:01:58.150
Now I'm going to take away the yoga block and I'm going to do essentially the
39
00:01:58.150 --> 00:02:00.040
same thing
40
00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.860
trying to feel as if my body recreated that sensation of being on the yoga
41
00:02:04.860 --> 00:02:05.600
block.
42
00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:08.590
So if you're struggling with your driver because of axis tilt, this will be a
43
00:02:08.590 --> 00:02:08.880
great
44
00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:12.050
way for you to get a sense of what it's like to have your pelvis in the proper
45
00:02:12.050 --> 00:02:12.560
angle and
46
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:14.960
proper position for the delivery with driver.
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Axis Tilt with the Lead Foot Yoga Block Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct axis tilt for improved driver performance
- Practice maintaining a lower right shoulder for better swing mechanics
- Identify and correct club face issues that lead to inconsistent shots
Learn how to enhance your pelvis tilt and improve your driver shots using a yoga block. This drill will help you establish proper body alignment for better ball contact.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.240
This driver drill is lead foot on a yoga block.
2
00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:08.700
So this is to help you get used to having that axis tilt or the tilt of your
3
00:00:08.700 --> 00:00:09.300
pelvis
4
00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:13.000
that we get from doing the bracing and the Jackson 5 movement.
5
00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:19.620
So I'm going to grab a yoga block and we're going to hit some little 9 to 3
6
00:00:19.620 --> 00:00:20.720
shots with
7
00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:22.720
our lead foot up on the yoga block.
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:25.420
Now you may feel that you have to take a little bit wider stance than normal in
9
00:00:25.420 --> 00:00:25.720
order
10
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:27.000
to get this feeling.
11
00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:32.600
But by putting this foot up, my pelvis already is going to have that 10, 15
12
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:33.520
degree tilt that
13
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:35.080
we want to have with the driver.
14
00:00:35.080 --> 00:00:39.270
So from here, I've got to get used to having this right shoulder a little bit
15
00:00:39.270 --> 00:00:39.640
lower just
16
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.320
from the fact that my pelvis is tilted.
17
00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:47.800
So if I'm used to swinging all arms, I'm going to tend to hit behind it.
18
00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:54.070
But if I angle this in line with how I normally have my lead foot turn out, I
19
00:00:54.070 --> 00:00:55.320
should be able
20
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.620
to get to about that 3 o'clock finish.
21
00:00:58.620 --> 00:01:03.890
So for a lot of golfers, especially if you're very good with wedges and irons
22
00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:04.760
and things
23
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:09.710
where you're used to having all your weight and your mass on top of your front
24
00:01:09.710 --> 00:01:10.240
foot, this
25
00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:13.200
is going to feel very much like I'm hanging back.
26
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.190
Now if I do this and I end up hitting the ball off to the right, tells me I
27
00:01:18.190 --> 00:01:19.000
have some
28
00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:24.440
club face closure issues and I'm not squaring the club in kind of the best way.
29
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:29.790
So again, I'm going to get into setups a little tricky, but once you've got it
30
00:01:29.790 --> 00:01:31.120
measured, it's
31
00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.520
not too bad.
32
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:38.300
So now I've got this preset of my axis tilt and now I'm going to do a little 9
33
00:01:38.300 --> 00:01:38.880
to 3.
34
00:01:38.880 --> 00:01:44.280
Just kind of feeling like my upper body is much more behind the golf ball.
35
00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:50.380
Now once I've done a few of those and I've got kind of this sense of my kind of
36
00:01:50.380 --> 00:01:51.600
the proper
37
00:01:51.600 --> 00:01:53.800
tilts and angles that I want to have.
38
00:01:53.800 --> 00:01:58.150
Now I'm going to take away the yoga block and I'm going to do essentially the
39
00:01:58.150 --> 00:02:00.040
same thing
40
00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.860
trying to feel as if my body recreated that sensation of being on the yoga
41
00:02:04.860 --> 00:02:05.600
block.
42
00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:08.590
So if you're struggling with your driver because of axis tilt, this will be a
43
00:02:08.590 --> 00:02:08.880
great
44
00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:12.050
way for you to get a sense of what it's like to have your pelvis in the proper
45
00:02:12.050 --> 00:02:12.560
angle and
46
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:14.960
proper position for the delivery with driver.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.240
This driver drill is lead foot on a yoga block.
2
00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:08.700
So this is to help you get used to having that axis tilt or the tilt of your
3
00:00:08.700 --> 00:00:09.300
pelvis
4
00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:13.000
that we get from doing the bracing and the Jackson 5 movement.
5
00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:19.620
So I'm going to grab a yoga block and we're going to hit some little 9 to 3
6
00:00:19.620 --> 00:00:20.720
shots with
7
00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:22.720
our lead foot up on the yoga block.
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:25.420
Now you may feel that you have to take a little bit wider stance than normal in
9
00:00:25.420 --> 00:00:25.720
order
10
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:27.000
to get this feeling.
11
00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:32.600
But by putting this foot up, my pelvis already is going to have that 10, 15
12
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:33.520
degree tilt that
13
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:35.080
we want to have with the driver.
14
00:00:35.080 --> 00:00:39.270
So from here, I've got to get used to having this right shoulder a little bit
15
00:00:39.270 --> 00:00:39.640
lower just
16
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.320
from the fact that my pelvis is tilted.
17
00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:47.800
So if I'm used to swinging all arms, I'm going to tend to hit behind it.
18
00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:54.070
But if I angle this in line with how I normally have my lead foot turn out, I
19
00:00:54.070 --> 00:00:55.320
should be able
20
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.620
to get to about that 3 o'clock finish.
21
00:00:58.620 --> 00:01:03.890
So for a lot of golfers, especially if you're very good with wedges and irons
22
00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:04.760
and things
23
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:09.710
where you're used to having all your weight and your mass on top of your front
24
00:01:09.710 --> 00:01:10.240
foot, this
25
00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:13.200
is going to feel very much like I'm hanging back.
26
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.190
Now if I do this and I end up hitting the ball off to the right, tells me I
27
00:01:18.190 --> 00:01:19.000
have some
28
00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:24.440
club face closure issues and I'm not squaring the club in kind of the best way.
29
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:29.790
So again, I'm going to get into setups a little tricky, but once you've got it
30
00:01:29.790 --> 00:01:31.120
measured, it's
31
00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.520
not too bad.
32
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:38.300
So now I've got this preset of my axis tilt and now I'm going to do a little 9
33
00:01:38.300 --> 00:01:38.880
to 3.
34
00:01:38.880 --> 00:01:44.280
Just kind of feeling like my upper body is much more behind the golf ball.
35
00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:50.380
Now once I've done a few of those and I've got kind of this sense of my kind of
36
00:01:50.380 --> 00:01:51.600
the proper
37
00:01:51.600 --> 00:01:53.800
tilts and angles that I want to have.
38
00:01:53.800 --> 00:01:58.150
Now I'm going to take away the yoga block and I'm going to do essentially the
39
00:01:58.150 --> 00:02:00.040
same thing
40
00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.860
trying to feel as if my body recreated that sensation of being on the yoga
41
00:02:04.860 --> 00:02:05.600
block.
42
00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:08.590
So if you're struggling with your driver because of axis tilt, this will be a
43
00:02:08.590 --> 00:02:08.880
great
44
00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:12.050
way for you to get a sense of what it's like to have your pelvis in the proper
45
00:02:12.050 --> 00:02:12.560
angle and
46
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:14.960
proper position for the delivery with driver.
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